The Chicago Police Department’s bolstered training in the execution of search warrants will soon mean an increase in ...

The City Council voted unanimously to explicitly grant the the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA, the authority to investigate whether Chicago Police Department officers helped ...

Destroying those videos will lead “to the permanent loss of evidence that may be essential for lawsuits and other challenges to police practices,” according to the city's Department of Law.

Outside Chicago, only a fourth of municipal property taxes collected this year for police and fire are going to services.

Some want Illinois' civil asset forfeiture system abolished. A retired police chief says it’s “one of the few tools that weakens criminal networks financially.” The Chicago Sun-Times went to Courtroom ...

Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home ...

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Chicago police said they are ‘paying special attention’ to places of worship in the area after gunfire erupted at a Michigan Jewish synagogue when a man drove into the building Thursday morning.

The Chicago Police Department's use of residential search warrants has dropped sharply in recent years, and a new set of ...

1997: The University of Chicago advanced to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 by defeating Wabash College 78-70 for the Maroons’ 18th straight win. It was only the third NCAA championship run in the 94 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 5, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has fired Garien Gatewood, the deputy mayor who led the administration’s community-safety work, according to a source cited by CBS Chicago. Gatewood had been Johnson’s point ...